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janggitan.

a spirit creature said to resemble a tuyul that lives in rice fields or fish ponds and likes to rob farmers' fish

9 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒaŋˈɡitan/Standard-Indonesian[d͡ʒaŋˈɡi.t̪an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a spirit creature said to resemble a tuyul that lives in rice fields or fish ponds and likes to rob farmers' fish

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese janggitan.

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